While culture and the arts may appear to be relatively small budget items this election season, the political appeal of arts funding is important in many ways.
Blog - Fraser Forum
October 1, 2015
4:00AM
Today, the Alberta government is hiking the minimum wage from $10.20 to $11.20, as part of its plan to raise the rate to $15 per hour by 2018.
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September 30, 2015
2:24PM
Health insurers enter and exit markets all the time—they aren't prevented from offering plans in other states.
September 30, 2015
8:39AM
The current election campaign has seen a lot of attention focused on balancing the federal budget and the size of the federal deficit. Perhaps some historical perspective will better inform the debate.
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September 29, 2015
8:21AM
America's place as a free market, dynamic economy is faltering, with the U.S. now ranking as the 16th most economically free country in the world.
September 28, 2015
9:51AM
People make decisions every day based on the costs they perceive and the benefits they expect from individual actions.
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September 25, 2015
8:31AM
This fiscal year, Canada's federal government will send more than $68 billion in transfer payments to the provinces.
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September 24, 2015
8:46AM
Most people probably don’t think of free markets as beautiful. They’re dynamic. They’re productive. They’re useful. But beautiful? That’s not really a word we associate with them.
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September 23, 2015
9:50AM
The Council managed to cobble together a very scary scenario. However, in doing so, they committed errors of omission and commission that render their report essentially meaningless.
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September 22, 2015
8:54AM
Among OECD countries (including Canada), there’s a lot of diversity in growth numbers, but little variation in consumer confidence.
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